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Hello, there. I meant to post more last week but, well, life kind of got in the way. Darling Daughter, who was supposed to be walking down the aisle this past weekend, instead packed up all her worldly goods and moved to Podunk to start afresh. (Long story, but it seems that Mr. Fixit’s feet got a little on the chilly side. That’s okay; he’ll have plenty of time to kick himself with those sized 9 1/2 ice blocks in the future. The very near future.) She’s bearing up well, and while she’s sad and hurt, she’s also excited at the opportunities her future now holds.

At any rate, after spending the week dealing with the logistics of getting DD, as well as her stuff, here in very short order, we had a moderately large family gathering on Sunday for Chocolate Bunny Day dinner at our house. I’m exhausted, but things went quite nicely, and the dinner was delicious.

Our main course was boneless leg of lamb – or, as The G Man called it, Lego Lamb (hey, it got him to eat it) – that I butterflied and stuffed with a mixture of mint, parsley, dried currants, toasted pecans and sourdough bread crumbs. It was just delicious, but since mint was part of the stuffing, it was served with this incredibly simple but oh-so-delicious condiment.

Nor is this jam good with just lamb (many variations of lamb, as you’ll see with my next recipe), but it would go excellently with beef, pork, or game – in fact, venison will probably be the next protein I make to to serve with it. It would also be a lovely part of a charcuterie or cheese platter.

While this isn’t hard to make, it does take a little time – about 45 minutes (it’s so worth it, though). A little goes a long way, however – you’ll start off with at least 6 cups of sliced onion that will cook down to about 2 cups, and a serving is a mere 2 tablespoons. A wonderfully flavorful – tart, sweet and earthy – 2 tablespoon that will totally rock your taste buds.

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So glad your daughter is looking forward to her new and improved future – I hope her ex injures himself greatly kicking himself in the ass with his 9-1/2 sized ice blocks that obviously match his block head.

I haven’t made leg of lamb in forever – I might have to think about doing that sooner rather than later…and I love ‘Lego Lamb’. 🙂 Along with the Lego Lamb, I’m definitely going to try making this jam – sounds delish! 🙂